# US midterms: ‘Donald Trump’s wings have been more than clipped’

https://mins.news/en/item/130975

- France 24, 2026-11-05 15:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261105-us-midterms-donald-trump-s-wings-have-been-more-than-clipped

> After Democrats captured both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump faced a radically changed and hostile political landscape. The result was a personal humiliation for the 80-year-old Trump, leaving him a lame-duck president for the final two years of his term.

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